Welcome back for the first edition of 2026’s CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. The year kicks off with star-studded new releases including a new Verdi recording and an Offenbach opera that features some of today’s greatest performers. Luigi Gordigiani: Romantic Florence – Songs For Voice And Piano Dynamic releases mezzo-soprano Marina Comparato’s latest album. She is {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. The holiday season has begun, which means operetta and this week there is an important remastering being released. There is also a new DVD of an important baroque work with a leading soprano. Die Fledermaus Decca rereleases Herbert Von Karajan’s classic 1960 “Die {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences get to hear a lost concert from a legendary tenor, an homage to a great singer who we lost too soon, a new album from one of the great tenors of our time, and a new song by a rising {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Check the latest solo releases, including a digital concert from a leading countertenor and a world premiere recording of a modern-day requiem. Warsaw Sessions Award-winning Iranian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi releases his latest digital concert project, Warsaw Sessions, created in collaboration with pianist Sophia {…}
Experiments in Opera has announced the launch of EiO Recordings, a new streaming label dedicated to promoting bold, boundary-pushing music within the evolving operatic tradition. The label officially launches on Nov. 14, 2025, with the release of “Everything for Dawn,” a 10-part work that originally premiered as a television opera on the All Arts channel. With EiO Recordings, Experiments in {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Happy Halloween! It’s a week of solo recitals, including numerous showcases of baroque music and rarely performed works from Armenia and Argentina. There is also a perfect Halloween recording featuring one of the most famous mad scenes in opera. Lucia di Lammermoor Euroarts {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear a new album by two of bel canto’s greatest stars as well as a new recording of Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” There is also a new recording of “Turandot” in English. Golden Age PENTATONE celebrates the glittering world {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to see two new DVDs, one from the Donizetti Opera Festival and the other from the Dutch National Opera. There are also world premiere recordings and rare works on offer. Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale Dynamic releases a {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will be able to hear several rarely performed baroque works as well as a Wagner work and a celebration of Angela Gheorghiu’s landmark recordings. Arvo Pärt: And I heard a voice Estonian vocal ensemble Vox Clamantis and their leader Jaan-Eik Tulve release a {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Jonas Kaufmann has a new album that focuses on lieder, while Jessica Pratt shows off her Bel canto skills in one of Donizetti’s masterpieces. Audiences get to discover some rare pieces and hear some world premiere recordings. Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux {…}